News & Updates
View in Suffolk, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1755 Oil on Canvas, 37 3/4 x 49 3/8 in, Saint Louis Art Museum
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ISECS CfP: Reframing the Enlightenment. Intellectual and political disputes today
Conference of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS), Paris, 10–12 June, Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris, Collège de France, Maison de la recherche de la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université. Early career scholars in particular are warmly invited to submit paper proposals for this interdisciplinary conference on the current debates surrounding the Enlightenment. The…
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Miriam Wallace featured in MLA
ASECS Member Miriam Wallace was featured in the August “Member Spotlight” in News from the MLA. Read more here: Miriam Wallace MLA
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ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums
The ASECS Board of Directors voted to sign the “ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums”.
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Annual Meeting and Passover Schedule Conflict
Sept. 5, 2025 Dear ASECS Members, We are writing to apologize for a scheduling error that has recently come to light, which will make it difficult for observant Jews to fully participate in our 2026 spring Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, even though it is our policy to avoid scheduling conferences and major meetings on holidays…
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ECSSS event: New Research on the Jacobites: Book & Website Launch
ECSS announces: New Research on the Jacobites: Book and Website Launch, organized by Professor Leith Davis and the Research Centre for Scottish Studies. Date/Time: Friday, September 26th (12:30-3 PM) Location: W.A.C. Bennett Library and online (for the first hour) Event Agenda Presentation: 12:30-1:30 PM (Hybrid via Zoom and in person Room 7200 Refreshments and Scottish Music: 1:30-2 PM…
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ASECS Members Sign Letter to Bucknell University
Aug. 28, 2025. ASECS Members have signed a public letter to Bucknell University President Bravman and Provost Sternberg regarding the shuttering of Bucknell University Press. Read the full letter here; members may add their signatures here.
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New Membership Platform!
July 9, 2025: ASECS has a new member platform, hosted on X-CD! You’ll love the ease of logging in, renewing membership, and donating. If you are a current or recent member, you already have a profile on the page; follow the directions for “returning user”. Login here: ASECS Member Platform We appreciate your patience as […]
Helpful Resources
Conference Planning
- Lau, Travis and Jason Farr, “Towards a More Accessible Conference Presentation,”MLA Profession, n.d. [ca. 2019].
- Florvil, Tiffany, Alicia E. Ellis, Damani Partridge, Eli Rubin, and Chunjie Zhang. “Why Are We Having Different Experiences? Reflections of the GSA Committee on Institutional Transformation and Social Justice.” German Studies Review 46, no. 1 (2023): 117-122. doi:10.1353/gsr.2023.0006.
- White, Willow, Shelby Johnson, and Katarina O’Briain, “Indigenous Language Guidelines and Resources,” 2024.
Publishing
- AUPresses Subject Area Grid is a free, downloadable spreadsheet that can be sorted by subject or publisher. Prospective authors, researchers, librarians, bibliographers, and publishers have found this to be a valuable reference for discovering publishers that have either an active program acquiring new work in a subject or in-print backlist still available.
- Babyak, Tekla. “Steps Journals Can Take to Support Authors Living with Disabilities,” Interview, Scholastica, n.d. [2023].
Humanities Resources and Advocacy Toolkits
- American Council of Learned Societies. “We are Humanistic.” n.d.
- American Historical Association. “Why Study History? Department Advocacy Toolkit.” n.d.
- American Philosophy Association. “Advocacy Toolkit.” 2019.
- College Art Association. “Guidelines for Addressing Proposed Substantive Changes to an art, Art History or Design Unit or Program at Colleges and Universities.” 2018.
- Modern Language Association. “Toolkit on Academic Freedom.” 2020.
- National Humanities Alliance. “Between Two Bookshelves: How to Advocate for Humanities Departments to Senior Administrators.”
- National Humanities Alliance. “Documenting the Impact of the Humanities Toolkit.” n.d.
- Muir, Scott. “Expanding Access to Undergraduate Education: Models and Strategies.” National Humanities Alliance, 2024.
- National Humanities Alliance. “Study the Humanities Toolkit.” n.d.
- National Humanities Alliance: “Tip Sheet: Working with Communications Officers.“ n.d.